YEHUD AR GERAH, PERSIAN PERIOD
Hendin 6051, Near Very Fine, obverse deposits, 7.4mm, .54 gram, Struck Circa. 350 - 333 B.C.E.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena decorated with olive wreath to right
Reverse: Owl standing to right, head facing,‘YHD’ in Paleo-Hebrew to right, lily in upper left field
Obverse has some deposits above the Athena. A nice CLEAR 'YHD' inscription on the reverse of this earliest of the Judaean coinage!
